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Wendy M. Grossman

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Wendy M. Grossman is founder and (twice) former editor of The Skeptic, and a freelance writer.

https://www.pelicancrossing.net/

From the archives: Going to great lengths – long-hair pseudoscience

Wendy M. Grossman - 1st January 2011

From the archives in 2011, Wendy Grossman looks at the miraculous supplements and regimes promoted on forums for people keen to grow and maintain long hair

Health

Autism, MMR and the consequences of misguided science.

Wendy M. Grossman - 6th February 2010

The news this week that The Lancet has retracted Andrew Wakefield's 1998 paper claiming to have found a link between autism and the MMR...

Skepticism

B Premanand 1930 – 2009.

Wendy M. Grossman - 5th October 2009

Basava Premanand was India's leading skeptic and humanist; he published The Indian Skeptic and was a teacher, debunker,and performer.People compare him to James Randi,...

Skepticism

Why Statues Weep: The Best of the Skeptic

Wendy M. Grossman - 2nd October 2009

We are in the final stages of producing a "Best of the Skeptic" volume by the title of "Why Statues Weep". The Skeptic magazine...

Reviews

How to Dunk a Doughnut: The Science of Everyday Life

Wendy M. Grossman - 2nd December 2008

How to Dunk a Doughnut: The Science of Everyday Life by Len FisherWeidenfeld & Nicolson, £12.99, ISBN 0-297-60756-1 You have to be very dedicated to...

Alternative Medicine

Prince Charles, the NHS, and the 2005 Smallwood report

Wendy M. Grossman - 5th July 2008

From the archives, Wendy Grossman assesses the 2005 Smallwood report, commissioned by then-prince Charles, on the role of CAM within the NHS.

Health

eHealth: Skeptic at Large

Wendy M. Grossman - 1st April 2008

Wendy Grossman examines how technology and treatment combine in the modern healthcare system.

Distinguishable from intelligence? Don’t mistake technology with superiority

Wendy M. Grossman - 6th January 2003

From the archives, Wendy Grossman disputes Michael Shermer's claim that we are obviously more intelligent than our ancestors

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Wim Hof: the self-described ‘Ice man’ whose extreme health claims leave many cold

Menstrual masking: the inadvisable trend of treating acne… with period blood

Floral alchemy: the even stranger Brazilian cousin of Bach Flower Remedies

Could AI help fix the issues of ineffective alternative medicine regulation?

Labia peels: it is a very bad idea to apply chemicals to your labia in the name of beauty

The secret to a year-round tan – eating so many carrots you turn orange?

The real-world harm of nutritional misinformation

Does the colour of a pill really influence what kind of placebo effect you’ll experience?

Religion is simply a powerful placebo – offering priests a sense of ritual, but little else

Nobody undergoes egg donation for the money – it is about altruism, not exploitation

From the archives: The Art of Fakery – Fakes and forgeries at the British Museum

From the archives: A skeptical look at astrology

When it comes to science, the standard has to be truth and accuracy – not false balance

From the archives: UFOs Over Russia

The Estes method is an update to the ghost hunter’s Spirit Box, with all the same flaws

Comparing misinformation to a virus is both accurate and useful in preventing its spread

2000 mules: why many Americans are convinced Trump won the 2020 election

Welcome to the modern American Right – the world that high weirdness built

Donald Trump’s debate performance proved he has mainstreamed extreme conspiracy theories

Med Beds: the futuristic health devices promising to cure you with undefined energy

2000 mules: why many Americans are convinced Trump won the 2020 election

From the archives: The Art of Fakery – Fakes and forgeries at the British Museum

From the archives: The Weight of Evidence – Gyroscopes can’t levitate UFOs

Elon Musk beats Dragon’s Den star Steven Bartlett to Rusty Razor pseudoscience award

Dr Flint Dibble wins 2024 Skeptical Activism Ockham award

Comparing misinformation to a virus is both accurate and useful in preventing its spread

From the archives: The Weight of Evidence – Gyroscopes can’t levitate UFOs

The Sullivanians, psychoanalysis, and the worst therapy in the world

Could AI help fix the issues of ineffective alternative medicine regulation?

Does the colour of a pill really influence what kind of placebo effect you’ll experience?

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Comparing misinformation to a virus is both accurate and useful in preventing its spread

2000 mules: why many Americans are convinced Trump won the 2020 election

Wim Hof: the self-described ‘Ice man’ whose extreme health claims leave many cold

From the archives: The Art of Fakery – Fakes and forgeries at the British Museum

Menstrual masking: the inadvisable trend of treating acne… with period blood

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